chemo brain
noun
: impaired cognition (such as memory loss or lack of concentration) that has been observed in patients who have received chemotherapy
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And luckily chemo brain is almost always temporary: patients' mental processing generally returns to normal within a year or two after chemotherapy treatment ends.
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Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2012
Among the many unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy treatment, researchers have just confirmed another: chemo brain.
—Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2012
There are many side effects associated with chemo brain but some of them are confusion, difficulty concentrating and short-term memory problems.
—Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022
One area where her chemo brain has not affected her is in her research.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2020
People with chemo brain often complain of a mix of impairments across several domains.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
That problem is evident in the wide-ranging estimates of how many patients are affected by chemo brain.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
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Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2012
Among the many unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy treatment, researchers have just confirmed another: chemo brain.
—Lisa Raffensperger, Discover Magazine, 28 Dec. 2012
There are many side effects associated with chemo brain but some of them are confusion, difficulty concentrating and short-term memory problems.
—Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2022
One area where her chemo brain has not affected her is in her research.
—Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2020
People with chemo brain often complain of a mix of impairments across several domains.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
That problem is evident in the wide-ranging estimates of how many patients are affected by chemo brain.
—Melissa Healy, Washington Post, 16 June 2018
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